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monoplane

[ UK /mˈɒnə‍ʊplˌe‍ɪn/ ]
[ US /ˈmɑnəˌpɫeɪn/ ]
NOUN
  1. an airplane with a single wing

How To Use monoplane In A Sentence

  • Some 100,000 people came to see the Prince of Wales arrive by monoplane self-piloted, to declare the building open, receive a key from Scott – a modern figure in her cloche hat and neatly cropped hair – and attend part of the opening production of Henry IV and then fly off again, well before the end of the performance. A stage of her own: Elisabeth Scott and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
  • The air vehicle is a low wing monoplane with a wingspan of 3.42m, length 2.29m and height 0.96m.
  • Of all-metal construction, the Firefly F.I was a cantilever low-wing monoplane with an alclad-covered monocoque fuselage.
  • In rapid sequence, the heavily-loaded single-engine aircraft, seven monoplanes and one biplane, were sent on their way.
  • Other models followed, including the Courier, the world's first single-engine monoplane with retractable undercarriage.
  • The graceful low-wing monoplane with its V - 12 engine was an immediate success.
  • The monoplane wing comprised a lengthy parallel-chord centre section, with tapered outer panels incorporating Frise-type ailerons.
  • But, at last, he has made for himself a machine which he calls the aeroplane and the tedious problem has been solved quite satisfactorily, so that we now hear a great deal about monoplanes and biplanes, all of which are classed under the general heading of aeroplanes. Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear Or, Ten-Minute Talks with Colored Chalks
  • Aviation surged ahead in France and in 1909 Louis Bleriot and his small monoplane crossed the English Channel - the first international flight.
  • At a time when American airliners were all-metal monoplanes, the Navy stuck with biplanes with fabric-covered wings.
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